I feel the same way. Surrounded by hypocrits and ignorant assholes. What's worse is when you get into a classroom where everyone has the same religion and knows nothing of other religions except their own. Conversation with people who haven't bothered to educate themselves about topics they choose to bash is fighting a loosing battle. Stupidity wins, knowledge prevails and rises above them all. So all I can say to this is, I understand where you're coming from, and most people are insensitive jerks. I guess it would be your job to inform them of the truth instead of letting them get away with slander. Best of luck among the masses.

Yeah. And it's real fun when they're only reply, the defense for their stance is, "yes, huh."

Fucking pisses me off.

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Public education; mind control for the masses.
Organized religion; brainwash for the soul.
National government; forced morality for the people.

A truly great mind is one that thinks for itself.

Personally, I don't believe it is the religion that is beautiful, but faith. Religion is what does cause wars and hatred and disagreements. Faith is something entirely different. It makes people better. Well, I see them as two separate things. Others can argue differently. It's great to believe in a religion, I suppose, until it gets to the point that it tries to prevent other people from having the same freedom. If someone's going to be a strongly devoted Christian, or whatever, why not let someone else be a strongly commited Jew or Buddhist? It's not affecting them, really. I don't know, truthfully. People need to wake up or something.

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~Forget, but not forgive~

You're right, but I disagree with how you put it. Faith is beautiful. But so is religion. It's when religion becomes political that you have a problem. Or when religions feel the need to convert. That's a problem. But, fundamentally, you're right.

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Public education; mind control for the masses.
Organized religion; brainwash for the soul.
National government; forced morality for the people.

A truly great mind is one that thinks for itself.

In siuations like that I try and remember what some french philosopher guy said "I detest what you are saying but I will defend to the death your right to say it". I think if people have the right to believe in something like God or Allah or whatever then other people have the right to critisise and/or ridicule. I have no problem with people being religious but I have a problem when they try and force it on other people (which does happen quite alot even if it is subtle) or if they use it as an excuse for things such as wars and stuff like that. Take a contemporary issue for example; extreme muslim terrorists. I would like to say here that I'm not saying that all terrorists are muslim or that all muslims are terrorists. Suicide bombers who say they are blowing themselves up and taking other peoples lives because it is Allah's will and are therefore using their religion as a scape-goat. All evidence that I have heard says that no-where in the Muslim holy book (can't spell what it's called) condones killing etc and yet it is still being used by religious extremists as an excuse.
I dont believe in anything religion based, faith based etc. I don't think there is anything after death and I think the universe created it's self and was not created by some higher being.

p.s you are a hypocrit. Give your signature a quick read and you'll see that it says that organised religion is brainwashing for the soul. Surely this is the sot of thing that you think people should "shut their fucking mouths" about.

Hehe Not a hypocrite. Because I agree with you. Completely. I loathe organized religion because 90% of it is an excuse to do whatever the Hell people want. And other things of that nature.

I just get really upset when people ridicule one another. I don't care what your beliefs are, don't make fun of mine or other people's.

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Public education; mind control for the masses.
Organized religion; brainwash for the soul.
National government; forced morality for the people.

A truly great mind is one that thinks for itself.

As soon as an entity returns from a spiritual experience and converts it into words
the meaning is lost and it becomes just another fragment; a piece of the puzzle.
It becomes vulnerable like an open wound for other elements in this realm to infect.

Do not worry about the collective persona this world has to offer...
You will only ever find misery in this. All you need to do is focus. Breath.
Remember the light and continue with what you are here to do. Balance will come.
It is not your duty to 'save the world.'
Earth will eventually sort itself out.

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oops eye spilled my self
anyone got a quantum vacuum?</sup>

Can't argue any of that--just like to complain about it from time to time.

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Public education; mind control for the masses.
Organized religion; brainwash for the soul.
National government; forced morality for the people.

A truly great mind is one that thinks for itself.

It's important to get things like this off your chest.
It's unhealthy for all aspects of your being to 'bottle-up' anything.

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oops eye spilled my self
anyone got a quantum vacuum?</sup>